June 19, 201313 yr Palin Challenges Maher for Calling Her Son Trig a 'Retard' Palin's son Trig has Down Syndrome. And Barbara Walters says it's OK, because when she was growing up Mentally Challenged were called retarded. Maher Calls Palin's Son Retarded, The View Justifies It | Independent Journal Review By that standard there are a lot of things that people used to be called, does that make it OK.
June 19, 201313 yr Bill Maher produces a comedy show on HBO and is known for trying to shock people with the things he says. It might be the nicest thing Maher's ever said about anyone from the Palin family. What does she want from him? Barbara Walters coming to his defense is another story. There's no need to try and justify this. He was trying to be shocking and it worked. But there's no defending what he said or trying to justify it. It was Maher being a jerk, something HBO pays him quite a lot of money to do.
June 19, 201313 yr I saw a comment that I agree with. Kids should be off limits. Minors should be off-limits.
June 19, 201313 yr Semantics, Clizzy. Semantics. :lol: Partly. However, if the child is 18 or older then they're fair game for comedians.
June 19, 201313 yr Partly. However, if the child is 18 or older then they're fair game for comedians. It happens. I remember people being in a furor when Rush Limbaugh referred to Chelsea Clinton as the White House dog.
June 19, 201313 yr I don't consider making fun of children with Downs Syndrome "comedy." Count me out of the Maher fan club.
June 19, 201313 yr Partly. However, if the child is 18 or older then they're fair game for comedians. What about children who are in the public eye such as actors? I only ask this because we all know every comedian has made fun of a child actor one time or another. With that said Bill Maher is a hack, one of the worst comedians I've ever watched, I can't stomach him and his liberal bias one bit.
June 19, 201313 yr I don't mind Maher's liberal bias, but minors should be off-limits; regardless of what side of the aisle the taunts are coming from.
June 19, 201313 yr mental retardation noun Definition of MENTAL RETARDATION : subaverage intellectual ability equivalent to or less than an IQ of 70 that is accompanied by significant deficits in abilities (as in communication or self-care) necessary for independent daily functioning, is present from birth or infancy, and is manifested especially by delayed or abnormal development, by learning difficulties, and by problems in social adjustment. Seems to me Maher falls under this definition more so than Trig Palin.
June 19, 201313 yr Partly. However, if the child is 18 or older then they're fair game for comedians. I agree. That's why I said semantics. Kids are no longer kids at 18. They are young adults but I recognize that people like Chelsea Clinton or the Bush daughters will always be seen as 'kids' after they hit 18 they are fair game.
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